diff --git a/apache/lib/common b/apache/lib/common
index 73247e8..617b50b 100644
--- a/apache/lib/common
+++ b/apache/lib/common
@@ -678,9 +678,13 @@ target-get() {
 }
 
 __vhost_proxy_statement() {
-    local protocol="$1" cfg="$2" dest="$3"
+    local protocol="$1" cfg="$2" dest="$3" proxy_pass_options target
 
     target=$(target-get "$cfg") || return 1
+    proxy_pass_options=($(e "$cfg" | shyaml -y -q get-value apache-proxy-pass-options | yaml_get_values))
+    if [ "${#proxy_pass_options[@]}" == 0 ]; then
+        proxy_pass_options=(${proxy_pass_options:-"retry=0"})
+    fi
 
     cat <<EOF
 
@@ -696,7 +700,7 @@ __vhost_proxy_statement() {
         Allow from all
     </Proxy>
     ProxyVia On
-    ProxyPass / http://$target/ retry=0
+    ProxyPass / http://$target/ ${proxy_pass_options[*]}
     <Location / >
 $(__vhost_creds_statement "$cfg" "$dest" | prefix "        ")
         ProxyPassReverse /
diff --git a/apache/test/vhost b/apache/test/vhost
index 58e150d..ebcd4f7 100644
--- a/apache/test/vhost
+++ b/apache/test/vhost
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ is out part '
         </Location>
 '
 
+
+try "
+apache_vhost_statement web_proxy ,http, '
+target: popo:3333
+apache-proxy-pass-options: nocanon
+' www.example.com
+" "proxy proxy-pass options"
+noerror
+is out reg 'ProxyPass / http://popo:3333/ nocanon'
+
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 ## ssl
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